A strong third quarter proved to be the difference Monday, Feb. 3 as the Lady Cardinals topped the Lady Huskies 49-44 in Bridgewater.

Bridgewater-Emery kept pace with St. Mary early, rallying from a 13-10 first quarter deficit to force a 23-23 tie at halftime. But St. Mary pulled away in the third quarter when the Lady Cardinals went on a 13-7 scoring run.

“They were a physical team that played solid man-to-man defense,” St. Mary coach Josh LeBrun said of the Lady Huskies. “I felt like we were able to attack the lane off the dribble very well.”

Lady Cardinal Anna Wolles led all scorers with 21 points. She also grabbed eight rebounds. Kelly Michel added 17 points and three assists for St. Mary.
The Lady Cardinals took control early and rolled to a 50-33 win over Colman-Egan Friday in Dell Rapids.

“We played a solid defensive game against Colman-Egan,” LeBrun said. “Our girls took away open cutters in the lane, and we helped on drives to the basket.”

St. Mary forced 13 turnovers.

In a total team effort, 10 Lady Cardinals scored points for St. Mary.

Michel led St. Mary with 13 points. Wolles had nine for the Lady Cardinals.

St. Mary owns an 11-6 record heading into their final week of regular season action.